Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Clarence J. Lursen
Aug 2, 2014
CLARENCE J. LURSEN, age 87, of Adrian, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born on November 4, 1926 in Lyon County, Iowa to parents John and Laura (Wilkens) Lursen. He attended country school in District #57 and also District 11. After his schooling he worked for different farmers in the...
Lena (Deboer) Kroeze
Jul 31, 2014
LENA (DeBOER) KROEZE, age 90, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born July 19, 1924, on a farm near Adrian, to Ocko and Emma (Luppens) DeBoer. She grew up on her parents farm until her marriage to Carl Kroeze. Lena married Carl Kroeze on February 18, 1949. She joined...
Florence Ruth (Birkhofer) Mcknight
Jul 31, 2014
FLORENCE R. (BIRKHOFER) McKNIGHT, age 89, of Luverne, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage. She was born July 25, 1925, in Alvord, IA, to Al and Dena (Ruisch) Veldkamp. Florence graduated from Doon High School and attended Morningside Normal School in Sioux City, IA. Following her education, she taught in a country school in Northwest Iowa....
Alice Janet (Van Dyke) Dekam
Jul 31, 2014
Alice (Vandyke) DeKam was born January 6, 1923 on a farm 4 miles east of Leota to Gertrude and Asje Van Dyke. She was the 13th of 15 children in her family. Alice was baptized in the Leota Bethel Reformed Church where she later attended Girl's Society, Young People's Society and made her public profession of faith. Alice attended the...
Judy (Nitz) Waagmeester
Jul 30, 2014
JUDITH "JUDY" WAAGMEESTER, age 72, of Luverne, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born January 24, 1942, in Canova, SD, to Orville and Eva (Duxbury) Nitz. She graduated from Canova High School; and later from the Sioux Valley School of Nursing in Sioux Falls, SD. Judy married Dale Waagmeester on November 26, 1962,...
Beverly L. (Bell) Haraldson
Jul 29, 2014
BEVERLY "BEV" L. HARALDSON, age 73, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born September 2, 1940, in Luverne, to William and Elva (Overgaard) Bell. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. Bev married Gordon Haraldson on May 3, 1958, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. The couple made their home...
Henry Klinkenberg
Jul 24, 2014
HENRY KLINKENBERG, age 71, of Luverne, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born April 28, 1943, in St. Olaf, IA, to Alvin and Mabel (Hakert) Klinkenberg. He attended country school in rural St. Olaf, IA. Henry farmed with his father east of St. Olaf before moving to Minnesota. In the early...
Fred Kern
Jul 19, 2014
FRED KERN, age 76, of Lismore, died Sunday July 20, 2014, at his home. He was born May 20, 1938, in Adrian, to Lawrence and Mary (Altman) Kern. He attended St. Anthony Catholic School. Fred began farming with his father and brother Don at a young age. He eventually took over the family farm near Lismore and operated the farm...
Nichole D Johnson
Jul 19, 2014
NICHOLE D. JOHNSON, age 39, of Worthington died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  She was born on June 18, 1975 in Colorado Springs, CO to parents, Del and Arlene (Elness) Johnson. Nichole attended school in Edmond, OK and graduated from Mankato School of Cosmetology. She worked in Worthington and Windom before opening her...
William Brown
Jul 12, 2014
WILLIAM "BILLY" BROWN, age 23, of Hardwick, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, MO. He was born May 6, 1991, in Carmichael, CA, to William and Kimberly (Johnston) Brown.  Billy attended and graduated high school in Oregon. After high school Billy worked for different construction companies including residential construction in Wilmar, MN and...
Ethel C. Siemer
Jul 7, 2014
Ethel Catherine Siemer was born August 18, 1915 on a farm near Ellsworth, MN, to Henry and Minnie (Nolte) Siemer. She attended country schools near the family farm and graduated from Adrian Public High School in 1932. After completing school, she lived and worked in Luverne, MN. Later Ethel returned to the family farm and worked with her father and...
Jennie (Broesder) Lenz
Jul 4, 2014
JENNIE LENZ, age 99, of Ellsworth, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at the Adrian Care Center in Adrian, MN. She was born March 8, 1915 in Campbell, MN; to parents Henry and Alice (Walters) Broesder. She attended rural schools in Iowa. After her schooling she worked various jobs and taught Sunday School in the Ellsworth area. Jennie was united in...
Doris Mary (Pieper) Lorang
Jul 3, 2014
Doris Mary Pieper was born on May 12, 1925 in Huron South Dakota to Bernard (Ben) and Effie Nenaber Pieper.  In 1933 she and her family moved to a farm near Lismore MN.  Doris graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1943.  She was employed at the Worthington Daily Globe until her marriage to Joseph Lorang on September 9, 1947....
Marvin Cleppe
Jul 2, 2014
Marv Cleppe was a loving husband, father, and grandfather "Bumpa", great grandfather, brother and friend.  Marv was killed the evening of July 2, 2014, when his wheelchair was struck while crossing the street where he lived in Luverne, MN.  This tragedy was an abrupt end to a special man who lived a truly adventurous and driven life. Born in Jasper,...
Elaine (Petersen) Reker
Jul 2, 2014
Elaine Hilda (Petersen) Reker was born to Ferdinand and Elvira (Cronberg) Petersen on a farm in Rose Dell township in Rock County, Mn. on March 28, 1922. The family later moved to the Petersen homestead where Elaine attended country school # 21 until the 8th grade. She attended Luverne High School for one year completing the 9th grade. She assisted...
Ralph C. Werner
Jun 29, 2014
RALPH C. WERNER, age 91, of Worthington, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Meadows in Worthington.  He was born on September 8, 1922, in Salem, SD, to parents, Frank W. and Clare G. (McShane) Werner.  Ralph graduated from Salem High School in 1940 and Nettleton Commercial College, Sioux Falls, SD in 1942.  In 1942 in joined the United States...
Harriet Vianna (Martin) Gonnerman
Jun 25, 2014
HARRIET VIANNA GONNERMAN, age 85, of Luverne, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 26, 1928, in Dunlap, IA, to Frank and Alberta (Smith) Martin. Harriet was baptized on April 13, 1929; and Confirmed on June 20, 1948. She graduated from Dunlap High School. Harriet married LeRoy Gonnerman on November...
Robert "Bob" Dorn
Jun 23, 2014
Robert John "Bob" Dorn was born October 7, 1928, in Minneapolis, MN to William and Eva (Devine) Dorn.  As his father was a baker during the Great Depression, during his early life the family lived in several northern Minnesota and South Dakota communities, eventually settling in Pierre, SD.  Robert graduated from Pierre High School in 1948, then joined his father...
Patricia "Patty" (Hebig) Thier
Jun 23, 2014
PATRICIA "PATTY" JOAN THIER, of Adrian, was born March 30, 1962, in Adrian, to Milton and Marilyn (Sieve) Hebig. Patty graduated valedictorian from Adrian High School in 1980. She later graduated from Brainerd Area Vocational School. Patty passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday winning her year long battle with ovarian cancer. Patty married Pat Thier...
Lorraine (Kingery) Krohn
Jun 21, 2014
LORRAINE A. KROHN, age 98, of Worthington, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Johanna Shores Nursing Home in Arden Hills, MN. She was born on February 3, 1916 in Worthington to parents, Orie B. and Alice Caroline (Riss) Kingery.  She graduated from Worthington High School in 1934. After her schooling she resided in Worthington and worked in various positions at...
